Lot 70A-HA-EAST OF THE SUN WEST OF THE MOON-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY- WARNER-NMINT/NMINT

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE- GREATEST HITS -1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1972 UK-EPIC-SEPC69002. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare early edition of the grandees of funk music. This is a compilation album by the American band Sly and the Family Stone. It was first released on November 21, 1970 by Epic Records. The album includes all the singles from the albums Dance to the Music (1968), Life (1968) and Stand! (1969). Three tracks released as singles in 1969 first appear on the album here: "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "Everybody Is a Star" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)". The recordings in this compilation do not always match the versions of the singles; some songs are presented here in their album version and mixes. Mixes sometimes have different editing and vocal and/or instrumentation changes. Greatest Hits was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling five million copies in the United States. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album 60th on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 61st on its revised 2012 list, and 343rd in its 2020 ranking. ...more

URIAH HEEP-...VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS- VERTIGO SWIRL-6360006.  A mega rare British original of the iconic album. The album was released in June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a spread-out envelope with frontman David Byron depicted on the front sleeve, almost unrecognizable under the cobwebs. It was released in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States under the name just Uriah Heep with a different artwork on the cover (a centipede-type monster) and with the track "Bird of Prey" instead of "Lucy Blues". The album was re-released by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed with that label. The album shows the band trying out different genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock, rather than the hard rock they became known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs before the band was renamed Uriah Heep, and featured session musician Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded. ...more

JACKSON, MICHAEL-DANGEROUS-1991-THE FIRST UK/EU PRESS-EPIC- 4658021. A very rare album from the 90s. The king of pop music. Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released on Epic Records on November 26, 1991. Critics noted the wide genre palette of the record, which includes: new jack swing, funk, industrial, modern rhythm and blues, gospel, pop rock and hard rock. While creating the album, Jackson himself acted as its executive producer, collaborating with Teddy Riley and Bill Bottrell. The singer was directly involved in the creation of each of the 14 songs as an author, producer or co-producer. In the winter of 1991, Dangerous debuted at the top of the US and UK charts. Within two years, 9 singles and video clips were released from it, the videos were included in the Dangerous – The Short Films video collection. The most successful singles in the world were "Black or White" and "Remember the Time", in European countries "Heal the World", "Will You Be There" and "Give In to Me" also achieved success. Worldwide sales of the record range from 32 to 40 million copies, it is considered Jackson's best-selling album after Thriller. In 1992, Dangerous was awarded one Grammy statuette and other music awards. ...more

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE -HAPPY TRAILS-1969-THE FIRST USA-CAPITOL-ST-120 PRESS. A rare American original of the iconic album. Happy Trails is the second album by the American band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Most of the album was recorded from two performances at Fillmore East and Fillmore West, although it is unclear which parts were recorded at which Fillmore. The record was released by Capitol Records in 1969 in stereo format.  The album was an unexpected commercial success, peaking at number 27 on Billboard and eventually received a gold certification (over 500,000 copies sold in the United States) in 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was voted at number 553 in Colin Larkin's album "1000 Best Albums of All Time" 3rd edition (2000). In 2003, the album was ranked 189th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, retaining the ranking in the revised 2012 list. He was ranked 44th in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records." Quicksilver's "Mona" was ranked 88th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.   ...more

JOHN, ELTON - ROCK OF THE WESTIES-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJM-DJLPH464. A rare British original by the master of the British stage. Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in October 1975. Like the previous album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the UK, Rock of the Westies rose to fifth place on the UK Albums sales list. ...more